Twitter suspends 90,000 accounts in Saudi

Researchers traced the source of the coordinated activity to a Saudi-based social media and marketing company

Exclusive: Boursa Kuwait CEO on its privatisation agenda

Kuwait’s stock exchange is aiming to transform the market

Dubai will be the ‘fifth fashion week in the world’

Why more designers could be coming to UAE in the future

Saudi theatre stabbing was ‘ordered by Al-Qaeda,’- state TV

The victims, a woman and two men, were treated for superficial wounds

Kuwait stocks end year as the GCC favourite

The MSCI inclusion is expected to lead to inflows by passive investors of about $3.8bn

Deutsche Bank’s former compliance officer in Dubai fined, barred from working in DIFC

She was found guilty of withholding information from DIFC regulatory authority DFSA

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala invests in Spanish food delivery platform Glovo

Mubadala was the lead investor in Glovo’s 150m euro ($167m) funding round

Noon founder Alabbar says Amazon ‘should go back to Seattle’

Global e-commerce giant Amazon began regional operations after acquiring Dubai-based Souq.com

UAE’s Etihad Rail awards Dhs4.6bn contract for next stage of national railway network

The new rail line will link the ports of Fujairah and Khorfakkan to the network at the Dubai border with Sharjah

Dubai’s largest Ikea store opens in new Festival Plaza mall in Jebel Ali

The store is spread across 35,500 square metres and features a restaurant and bakery

Abu Dhabi billionaire BR Shetty’s NMC Health says short seller attack is “baseless”

The company’s shares lost about a third of their value on Tuesday after the Muddy Waters report

Abu Dhabi Police announce 50% discount on traffic fines

The Abu Dhabi Police also launched the early payment of traffic fines initiative

Dubai Islamic Bank to acquire Noor after shareholders approve deal

The acquisition will make DIB one of the largest Islamic banks in the world

Abu Dhabi’s NMC Health shares plunge to record low after Muddy Waters report

Shares of NMC Health fell 32 per cent Tuesday in London, wiping out about 1.8bn pounds ($2.4bn) in market value

New passport control system to make it faster for passengers to pass through Dubai airport

An automatic registration system enabled by advanced cameras will carry out the eye-scan of all passengers

Up to 40% of UAE workers have not had a salary increase in the last 2 years – study

The study also found that 29 per cent believe that their employer isn’t transparent about how pay rises and pay levels are set

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UAE leaders call on public to vote for new logo

The UAE has pledged to plant one tree for every vote received

New Kuwait cabinet has GCC’s first female finance minister

As finance minister, Mariam Al-Aqeel automatically heads the country’s sovereign wealth fund, Kuwait Investment Authority.

Dubai slams ‘smear campaign’ against UAE products

Dubai Media Office asserted that all products manufactured in Jebel Ali were subject to quality checks

In pictures: New yoga studio opens in Abu Dhabi’s EDITION Spa

The yoga studio will offer hatha, ashtanga and power yoga

Authorities evacuate 100 people from UAE shopping centre after blaze

The fire erupted in a restaurant within the hypermarket in Fujairah

New free video calling service ToTok now available in UAE

Users of Botim were notified about the new app

UAE pledges gentle start to new IMO 2020 shipping fuel rules

New environmental regulations on the sulfur content in a vessel’s fuel enter into force on Jan. 1

Dubai Police arrest leader of international criminal cartel ‘Angel of Death’

Dutch criminal Ridouan Taghi was nabbed by police in a residential villa

Saudi’s biggest bank NCB ends merger talks with Riyad Bank

Differences over valuation potentially contributed to the collapse of the talks

Why developers in Dubai must align to changing consumer trends in real estate

The time is ripe for change in the city’s approach to real estate

Saudi Aramco up for third session, but valuation remains below $2 trillion

MSCI will add Aramco to its benchmarks using the closing price of December 17

Saudi unemployment falls to three-year low while expat exodus slows

However, the private sector is still losing jobs on an annual basis

UAE ministry calls on employers to allow flexible hours due to bad weather conditions

Employers must also take “late arrival to work into consideration”

UAE issues travel advisory for India

India has been rocked by protests against a controversial law